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Il palinsesto è così pieno che la rubrica di approfondimento inizia tardi.

Il palinsesto è così pieno che la rubrica di approfondimento inizia tardi.
The schedule is so full that the in-depth segment starts late.
From Lesson 442:Locative before impersonal (vi si)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Il palinsesto è così pieno che la rubrica di approfondimento inizia tardi.

"Palinsesto" looks like the rare English word "palimpsest" (an old manuscript that has been overwritten). How did it come to mean "schedule"?
It is indeed the same root! Because TV and radio schedules are constantly being drafted, erased, and rewritten, the broadcasting industry adopted palinsesto as a metaphor. Today, it is the standard Italian word for "programming" or "broadcasting schedule."
Doesn't "rubrica" usually mean an address book?
Yes, an address book is a rubrica. However, in journalism and broadcasting, a rubrica also refers to a regular "column" (in a newspaper) or a specific "feature" or "segment" (on TV or radio). Therefore, a rubrica di approfondimento is an in-depth TV segment.
How is the word "approfondimento" formed, and what does it literally mean?
It comes from the verb approfondire, which is formed by combining a- (to/towards) with profondo (deep). Literally meaning "a deepening," an approfondimento in media refers to an in-depth analysis or a closer look at a specific topic.
Could I use "talmente" instead of "così" in this sentence?
Absolutely. You can say Il palinsesto è talmente pieno che... to mean exactly the same thing. Both così [adjective] che and talmente [adjective] che are very common ways to express "so [adjective] that."

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